Geriatric Nursing Assistant Cna resume example

Mental Health Rehabilitation , Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Psychosocial Rehabilitation , Long Term and Short Term Care

• Pitched in with laundry duties, including washing, drying and folding towels during busy periods, ensuring consistent workflow.
• Assist patients on Appointments
• Ensured patients felt welcomed in a compassionate care by employing with listening and communication skills answering questions to the best of my knowledge and redirecting them to other sources to make sure their question is answered
• Documenting Patient care and vitals
• Assisting patients with daily Activities like bathing , grooming and exercising
• Assisting patients with mobility throughout the facility
• Identify and advocate patient care needs , and helped determine the best approach to care
• Answer Patient call lights and requests
• Promote patient and co-worker safety in all patient interactions through Action
• Maintained a safe patient and working environment
• Observe , report and document any changes with my patients
• Comfort patients and provide reassurance encouragement
• Turn and reposition my patients every 2hrs to reduce the chance of ulcers and bedsores
• Contribute to achieve patient care objectives and organizational goals
• Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying .
• I work with Hospice patients occasionally making sure their comfortable and relaxed throughout their transition
• I worked with patients in the SARRTP assisting with breathalyzers testing , collecting urine for toxicolgy screening , assisting with patient count and assisting with vital signs
• Protected patients and staff by consistently following infection control, emergency and security procedures.
• Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.